Colonel Academy

Set in Williamsburg, Kentucky, Colonel Academy is a very small high school, part of Whitley County. It enrolls 172 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.

Whitley County comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,234 students; Colonel Academy is among them.

Demographically, Colonel Academy shows that nearly all students (99%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Whitley County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 172.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at Colonel Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Whitley County's rate of about 71%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Whitley County shows median household earnings sit near $44,615, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. In all, Whitley County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,324 students), of which Colonel Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Williamsburg City School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Colonel Academy.

The campus sits in a town-based setting. Colonel Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.